Wheat and Light

Wheat and Light: A Pyramid Memory from 1988

In the winter of 1988, during a Physics Decade at an ordinary school in Kyiv, I built a pyramid.

Not a replica of the Great Pyramid, but a transparent structure with an inner stand divided by small shelves.

The goal was simple — to explore:

Does form affect life?

Inside the pyramid, I placed wheat grains — three on each level.

There were three levels in total:

• Bottom (base) — weak growth

• Middle level — the longest growth

• Top level (under the “roof”) — no sprouting at all

Outside the pyramid, on a small cloth napkin, I placed control grains.

Each grain rested on its own moist napkin.

I was in 6th grade when I gave a report about this experiment at a student conference at Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv.

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Why does it matter?

I had no scientific background.

But I had a school ruler — and attention to detail.

Every day, I measured and recorded the sprout lengths at the same time.

This wasn’t just a school project.

It was also my personal work.

And, somehow, it turned out to be meaningful.

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What I remembered — now finds confirmation

Later I learned that electromagnetic modeling suggests pyramids can indeed concentrate energy at certain levels.

Other experiments have shown that seeds inside pyramid-shaped structures grow differently — sometimes faster, sometimes stronger.

Maybe I remembered it right.

Or maybe memory is a method, too.

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Recommended sources

• Electromagnetic analysis of the Great Pyramid (Phys.org, 2018)

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-reveals-great-pyramid-giza-focus.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• Seed growth experiments in pyramids (Instructables)

https://www.instructables.com/Pyramid-energy-does-it-exsist-Research/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• Changes in water properties inside pyramids (PubMed)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11605404/

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Anna Pivtorak

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23.04.2025

My Physics Teacher os Mikhail Kononenko

Also known as “The Diver”, from his past profession — and his deep presence in the classroom.

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Alt-text (for image):

A transparent pyramid with an internal stand divided into four levels. On each level, three wheat grains with sprouts of varying lengths. Next to the pyramid, a cloth napkin with control grains. Everything is placed on a child’s desk, lit by natural daylight. A device passport is visible.

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